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The West Hartford Fire Department will receive a large share of federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) funds that will be used for training as well as the acquisition of new technical rescue equipment.
West Hartford, CT – Yesterday, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Jahana Hayes (CT-05) announced $366,000 in new federal funding for the New Britain and West Hartford Fire Departments to support firefighter training initiatives and new technical rescue equipment.
Newington, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced $45,000 in federal funding from the American Rescue Plan for firefighter recruitment and retention efforts in Newington.
Hartford, CT – Last week, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced $1 million in new federal funding with Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin to restore the Colt Gardener’s Cottage and Carriage House and integrate the buildings into the Coltsville National Historical Park.
HARTFORD — President Barack Obama authorized Hartford's Colt Park to become a national historic park in 2014, but the designation hasn't formally been established because of the lengthy, technical deed process involved.
Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, and Mayor Luke Bronin announced $1 million in new federal funding to restore the Colt Gardener’s Cottage and Carriage House and integrate the buildings into the Coltsville National Historical Park.
In Hartford’s historic 106-acre Colt Park, two long-vacant buildings formally owned by wealthy industrialist Samuel Colt are about to get a major boost from $1 million in federal money.
In an effort to gather information and disseminate it to those affected, U.S. Rep. John Larson held a roundtable discussion at the Glastonbury Town Hall, on July 31, about what the state and federal government is doing to aid farms affected by the recent flooding, and what could be done better.
Several business people, town leaders, and farmers from several towns were in attendance.
Rep. Larson discusses state and federal efforts to help farmers impacted by flooding in the Connecticut River Valley.
Over the last two years, drought, frost and now flooding have hit Connecticut farms, and as weather-related disasters become more common, the farmers are pushing Congress to fix a crop insurance program they say hasn’t worked for them.
Rep. Larson discusses state and federal efforts to help farmers impacted by flooding in the Connecticut River Valley.
Standing in front of a flooded field in South Glastonbury, top state officials pledged Monday to find money to help farmers whose crops have been devastated in recent days by flooding.